Archive for August, 2010
Roger Clemens and the 10 Greatest Players Not Bound »
Oh, Roger.Love him or hate him, the news that Roger Clemens is being (it is hard to even type it out) indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs is down-right depressing.There was a time when the baseball viewing public was being forced to ask themselves:"Could [...]
New York Yankees Back in the Groove, Finally Win »
The Yankees concluded a four game series against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, winning 11-5, and thus winning their first series in the month of August. Phil Hughes looked shaky early on, surrendering a two run home run to Miguel Cabrera in the first inning, but that would be all the damage he would allow, retiring 11 straight batters to [...]
Nine-Run Sixth Inning Powers New York Yankees Past »
After only scoring one run in the series opener on Monday, New York had no problem scoring against Detroit pitching in the final three games. The Yankees used a nine-run sixth inning Thursday afternoon to break open a close game en route to an 11-5 win over the Tigers at Yankee Stadium. New York took three of four from the Tigers and improved to [...]
CC Sabathia Not Close to Cy Young Despite Win Total »
For years the measure of a really good pitcher was how many wins he was able to rack up. Last season, though, something happened: Zack Greinke of the Royals won the Cy Young Award despite only racking up 16 wins. CC Sabathia currently leads the American League with 16 wins and has been the Yankees' most dominant pitcher this season. This has [...]
Roger Clemens: Is the Baseball Legend Going To Be »
The New York Times is reporting on its website today that federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of perjury on the basis of statements he made to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The Times is reporting that a formal indictment is expected in the near future according to two people who were briefed [...]
Lance Berkman Placed on DL; Eduardo Nunez Called Up »
Via The Star-Ledger: "The Yankees placed designated hitter Lance Berkman on the disabled list before Thursday’s game with the Tigers and called up infielder Eduardo Nunez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. "'There’s only so long you can feel comfortable going without a backup infielder,' Yankees general manager Brian Cashman [...]
Andy Pettitte May Not Be Back Until Mid-September »
Via ESPN New York: New York Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte will not be ready to return to the mound until the first week of September at the earliest, and more likely the middle of the month, which could compromise his ability to be at his best for the postseason. “I think if you get into the third week of September, and we [...]
Roger Clemens To Be Indicted for Perjury »
The New York Times said Thursday that Roger Clemens, one of the best pitchers of all time, will be indicted on charges of making false statements to the U.S. Congress during the investigation involving steroids.Two people briefed on the matter said the charges came from testimonies that Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee had given under [...]
Yankees Notes: Recap, Warren, SI Promotions »
The Yankees offense has struggled a bit of late but Jeremy Bonderman helped out with that as they broke out with three home runs, topping Miguel Cabrera‘s pair, to win 9-5 at home last night. Here are some notes: Things got a little heated in this one. Brett Gardner got thrown at in the first inning. Then in the 8th Chad Gaudin threw at [...]
Small Market Success: Six Small MLB Clubs (and the »
The New York Yankees’ 2010 payroll is $206,333,389 with the average player making over $8.25 million this season. New York has more than double the payroll of 22 of the remaining 29 ballclubs and more than triple the payroll of seven other teams. Not one of the other seven clubs who has a salary of over $100 million currently sits atop [...]